*****Sure, Neil Milan may have left the band, hence the lack of violins throughout the song but it's still a masterpiece. This song tells a deep and touching story, about a single mum and her love for her son, and how she is living in order to support him.

The lyrics here mean something and it plays out like a cherished fable. What I particularly like about this is the Chorus is meaning two things, one is for caring for his son and another for being an erotic dancer in order to care for him to have money.

This isn't a run-of-the-mill pop song about love or break-ups. It's a work of art handcrafted and made into an emotional form of poetry.

Minus one star though because of Sean Paul. Felt like his voice doesn't fit in here at times. Anne-Marie is great at providing the vocals though.

****After "Rather Be", there was a bit of a dip in the quality of music they were releasing. A bit of a vibe of "this will do". However, the two tracks they've released this year have been a complete surprise. "Rockabye" has a bit of an Ace of Base sound to it, but still manages to have that signature Clean Bandit sound. Great pop record, which I'm sure will continue to grow on me.

***While I do find it amusing that Sean Paul is included in a song about single moms I don't think dance music is a particularly good platform for social messages. Music is pleasant enough, but nothing special.

**I appreciate that an edm track actually has a proper meaning for once but other than that it's just another generic and typical dance track that I have no desire to listen to again.

EDIT: Nope, this is actually pretty annoying. The chorus especially gets on my nerves with the repetition of the nonsensical title. I've no clue what the phrase 'rockabye' is even supposed to mean. Anne-Marie's vocals in general annoy me also.Last edited: 10.01.2017 13:40

*Too many problems with this, the instrumentals are sounding alike (stolen) many other hits from 2015-earlier 2016, the female vocals are as poor as it gets, the guy or rapper speaks/sings like a down syndrome retard, the fact that this is going to be flogged in the ongoing months doesn't help too.

****I have a somewhat middling opinion on this song but it gets slid up on the scale purely because of the joy I've been given by Sean Paul's admittedly baffling inclusion. It's been close to half a year and I'm still deriving endless amusement out of 'DAILY STRUGGLE!'. There was also some amusement to be had by the fact that this song about the DAILY STRUGGLE! of single mums deposed a song that is surely marketed to single mums on the charts. Can't tell if it's cosmic force, coincidence or careful marketing. It continues to be disappointing to see Clean Bandit slowly strip away their personality but at the very least they made sure to recruit someone else for that. Case in point: avoid the version of this song without Sean Paul, which turns it into a disorienting sugar rush with little time to breathe. As a rule, whitewashing is bad. 3.6